35 of the 60 Lewisham food businesses rated in August scored the top 5, and a Deptford High Street bakery got a 2. The full list, plus September so far.
Lewisham’s food inspectors rated 60 businesses in August, and 35 of them got the top score of 5, “very good”. One business scored below 3: London Agege Bread Bakers on Deptford High Street, rated 2, “improvement necessary”.
The figures come from the Food Standards Agency’s food hygiene ratings register for the Lewisham local authority area. We counted every rating dated 1 to 31 August 2026, as the register showed on 2 October.
How August scored
| Rating | Meaning | Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Very good | 35 |
| 4 | Good | 20 |
| 3 | Generally satisfactory | 4 |
| 2 | Improvement necessary | 1 |
| 1 or 0 | Major or urgent improvement necessary | 0 |
That is 58% at the top score. Across all 2,035 Lewisham businesses on the register with a numerical rating, 1,275 hold a 5, or 63%. August was a little below the borough’s usual standard, mostly because 20 businesses landed on a 4.
The lowest score
London Agege Bread Bakers Ltd, at 32 Deptford High Street, was rated 2 on 20 August. The register breaks the score into three parts:
- food hygiene and safety: generally satisfactory
- structural condition of the building: improvement necessary
- confidence in management: generally satisfactory
So the building, rather than how food was handled, pulled the score down. The register shows no right-to-reply statement from the business and no new rating pending.
Rated 3
Four businesses were rated 3, “generally satisfactory”:
- Sun Bo, 15 Tranquil Vale, Blackheath, rated 12 August
- Mowley Fast Food, 491 New Cross Road, rated 13 August
- Honeypot, 9 Upper Brockley Road, Brockley, rated 19 August
- Tomi’s Kitchen, 126 Deptford High Street, rated 19 August
Who got a 5
The top scores ranged from pubs and restaurants to a hospital kitchen and a bowls club pavilion. They include:
- Royal Albert, the pub at 460 New Cross Road
- Cote Brasserie, 15-16 Royal Parade, Blackheath
- Bellingham Bowling Club pavilion
- Chick Chicken, 81 Rushey Green, Catford
- Tasty African Food, Eros House Shops, Catford
- Love’s Kitchen, 2C Douglas Way, Deptford, judged “very good” in all three parts of the inspection
- Sylva London, the Deptford Park Cafe in Folkestone Gardens
- the Medirest kitchen at Blackheath Hospital, Lee Terrace
- Lewisham Community Space, Unit 17, Lewisham Shopping Centre
- Domino’s Pizza, 252 Hither Green Lane
- Greggs, inside the Co-op at 205-209 Brownhill Road, Catford, also “very good” in all three parts
Four stallholders at Lewisham Market were also rated 5 on 8 and 10 August. Three businesses on Bromley Hill and Bromley Road, which are on Lewisham’s register despite their Bromley postcodes, scored 5 on 6 August: the Bromley Hill Fish Bar, FM Food Centre and Grillo’s.
Care homes and nurseries
Several places feeding children and older people were inspected. The Swallows on Brownhill Road and the Matron Day Care Centre at Marvels Lane Health Centre both scored 5. Beechcroft Care Home on Brownhill Road and 3 Butterflies Nursery on Albyn Road, Deptford, were rated 4.
September so far
Eight September ratings had reached the register by 2 October, all of them 5. They include Big Cheeks Thai at The Signal pub in Forest Hill, the Hare & Billet on Blackheath, Nest & Vine on Royal Parade, and Home and La Fraternite Guinnene on Deptford High Street. More September inspections will be added as the council processes them.
What it means for you
A rating shows what an inspector found on the day of the visit. Check the register before you order, because a business can be reinspected and rerated.
Businesses that disagree with a rating can appeal within 21 days. They can also publish a right to reply on the register, or ask for a revisit once they have made improvements. The FSA explains how that works.
Several businesses rated in August were home-based or mobile caterers with no public address, and we have not named them. For other everyday information, see our guides to bin collection days and council tax bands.
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